TURLOCK, Calif. — May 23, 2012 — For the fifth year in a row, California State University (CSU), Stanislaus students have won awards at the statewide 2012 California Geographical Society (CGS) Meeting. Criminal Justice major Samantha Felice won first place in the undergraduate competition for her paper “Spatial Fluctuations in Crime by Season: An Ode to Quetelet and the Green Crime Paradigm.” Her faculty mentor is Dr. Gregory Morris.
Geography major Melissa Ball won third place in the digital cartography competition for her interactive map entitled, “CSU Stanislaus Online and Interactive.” Her faculty mentor is Dr. Austin Avwunudiogba.
In addition, Geography majors Aldo Garcia and Natasha Hanley each won travel awards to attend this year’s conference at University of California, Davis.
Over the last 50 years, California State University, Stanislaus has grown to be a touchstone of higher learning, intellectual pursuit, artistic excellence, and cultural engagement for California’s Central Valley and beyond. We serve our diverse student body, region, and state with programs, partnerships, and alumni responsive to an evolving and interconnected world. To learn more about us and how we’ve progressed, go to www.csustan.edu.
MEDIA CONTACT: Denise Nordell
(209) 667-3916
dnordell@csustan.edu
Geography major Melissa Ball won third place in the digital cartography competition for her interactive map entitled, “CSU Stanislaus Online and Interactive.” Her faculty mentor is Dr. Austin Avwunudiogba.
In addition, Geography majors Aldo Garcia and Natasha Hanley each won travel awards to attend this year’s conference at University of California, Davis.
Over the last 50 years, California State University, Stanislaus has grown to be a touchstone of higher learning, intellectual pursuit, artistic excellence, and cultural engagement for California’s Central Valley and beyond. We serve our diverse student body, region, and state with programs, partnerships, and alumni responsive to an evolving and interconnected world. To learn more about us and how we’ve progressed, go to www.csustan.edu.
MEDIA CONTACT: Denise Nordell
(209) 667-3916
dnordell@csustan.edu